Verified Case Study By Jay Evans, Post-Harvest Expert

Published August 24, 2026 Updated August 24, 2026 4 min read

Twister Technologies

Case Study

No curing experience.
No problem.

Automated curing
at scale,
from day one.

Hamilton Farms

Craft-Based Cultivator, New Jersey

(22–23 harvests over 2+ years of use)

Hamilton Farms. Cure Puck automating a 2-week cure across 16 drums in New Jersey.

The Problem

Hamilton Farms launched their New Jersey facility with a four-person team and no large-scale curing experience on-site.

Traditional burping with totes and bins could not deliver consistency in New Jersey’s volatile humidity environment, where the market demands fresher product within a narrow 0.5–0.6 water activity window. Manual methods offered no overnight protection and no way to verify whether off-gassing was truly complete.

The Solution

Cure Puck was built into Hamilton Farms’ process from their very first harvest. Sixteen units on 40-gallon drums auto-burp at 62% RH around the clock, while CO2 monitoring reveals when off-gassing is complete — even when moisture readings already look correct.

A dedicated cure master runs twice-daily spot checks, and the online platform tracks every barrel by harvest, strain, and nug grade.

The Results

80% of batches hit the 2-week cure target a repeatable duration instead of a moving one.
~10% yield savings from retained moisture weight.
Better terpene retention and aroma development.
Consistent cure across entire batches not just the containers someone got to.
Overnight auto-burp eliminates unattended humidity spikes.

Before Cure Puck vs. After Cure Puck

Metric	Manual method	With Cure Puck
Cure vessel	Totes and bins	40-gallon drums, one Cure Puck each
Burping	Manual, on a schedule	Auto-burp at 62% RH, around the clock
Overnight coverage	None	Overnight auto-burp eliminates unattended humidity spikes
Off-gassing	No way to verify it was truly complete	CO2 monitoring confirms it, even when moisture readings look correct
Consistency	Could not hold up in New Jersey’s volatile humidity	Consistent cure across entire batches
Cure duration	Unpredictable	80% of batches hit the 2-week target
Yield	Moisture weight lost to over-drying	~10% yield savings from retained moisture weight
Traceability	—	Online platform tracks every barrel by harvest, strain and nug grade

“We invested a lot into our product both in profit and value and in our time and we wanted to make sure that we were getting the best return.”

Cole Luterek

Post-Harvest Manager, Hamilton Farms

“It seemed like the only real automated solution for curing properly at scale is the Cure Puck. I still to this day haven’t seen anything that competes with it.”

Anthony Hagman

VP of Operations, Hamilton Farms

Before

0 Hours of overnight
protection

Manual burping with totes and bins, in a humidity environment that moves overnight, with no CO2 visibility on off-gassing.

Now

Automated 2-week cure, verified by CO2

16 Cure Pucks auto-burping 40-gallon drums at 62% RH around the clock, every barrel tracked by harvest, strain and nug grade.

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Glossary

Cure Puck: App-connected curing device from Twister Technologies that monitors humidity and CO2 in real time inside a cure container and runs the burp schedule automatically.
Burping: Opening a cure container to exchange gas and release moisture. Done manually with totes and bins it is a scheduled round with no overnight coverage.
Auto-burp: The Cure Puck venting a container automatically when conditions call for it, around the clock, without an operator present.
Off-gassing: The release of gases from curing flower. CO2 monitoring shows when it is complete, even when moisture readings already look correct.
Water activity: A measure of free moisture in flower. Hamilton Farms’ market demands fresher product inside a narrow 0.5–0.6 window.
40-gallon drum: The cure vessel Hamilton Farms uses, one Cure Puck per drum, auto-burping at 62% RH.
Cure master: The dedicated staff role at Hamilton Farms that runs twice-daily spot checks on top of the automated system.
Nug grade: The size and quality classification of finished flower. Hamilton Farms tracks every barrel by harvest, strain and nug grade.

Frequently Asked Questions

What results did Hamilton Farms get with Cure Puck?

80% of batches hit the 2-week cure target, roughly 10% yield savings from retained moisture weight, better terpene retention and aroma development, consistent cure across entire batches, and overnight auto-burp that eliminates unattended humidity spikes.

How many Cure Pucks does Hamilton Farms use?

Hamilton Farms runs 16 Cure Pucks on 40-gallon drums, and has used them across 22 to 23 harvests over more than two years.

How long is the cure at Hamilton Farms?

Hamilton Farms targets a 2-week cure duration, and 80% of batches hit that target.

What humidity does Hamilton Farms cure at?

The 16 Cure Pucks auto-burp at 62% RH around the clock, and the market Hamilton Farms sells into demands fresher product inside a narrow 0.5 to 0.6 water activity window.

Why does CO2 monitoring matter in curing?

At Hamilton Farms, CO2 monitoring reveals when off-gassing is truly complete, even when moisture readings already look correct. Manual burping with totes and bins gave no way to verify that.

Can a new facility start with automated curing?

Hamilton Farms did. The New Jersey facility launched with a four-person team and no large-scale curing experience on-site, and built Cure Puck into the process from its very first harvest.

Does automated curing protect flower overnight?

Yes. Overnight auto-burp eliminates unattended humidity spikes, which manual burping with totes and bins could not cover.

How does Hamilton Farms track its cure?

A dedicated cure master runs twice-daily spot checks, and the online platform tracks every barrel by harvest, strain, and nug grade.

Cite this case study

APA

Evans, J. (2026, August 24). Hamilton Farms automates curing at scale from day one. Twister Technologies. https://curepuck.io/success-stories/hamilton-farms-automated-curing-at-scale/

MLA

Evans, Jay. “Hamilton Farms Automates Curing at Scale From Day One.” Twister Technologies, 24 Aug. 2026, curepuck.io/success-stories/hamilton-farms-automated-curing-at-scale/.

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